滁州市2024~2025学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：至北师大版选择性必修第三册Unit8.
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What can we learn about the woman
A. Her sister lives in Italy.
B. She will stay in Italy for a month.
C. Her trip to Italy is only for business.
2. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Shop assistant and customer.
3. What does the woman think the man might like about Matt's coffee shop
A. The books on offer. B. The variety of coffee. C. The comfortable atmosphere.
4. What are the speakers talking about
A. A movie. B. A friend. C. A lifestyle.
5. What does the man think of the restaurant
A. It's great. B. It's cheap. C. It's unsatisfying.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How many pieces of luggage does the man have
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
7. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a train station.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What sport does the man like best
A Swimming. B. Basketball. C. Soccer.
9. Where does the woman like to run
A. In the gym. B. In her neighborhood. C. Near the West Lake.
10. Why does the woman refuse the man's invitation
A. She might work late. B. The weather is bad. C. She has to meet a friend.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the girl going to do after school
A. See the little cats. B. Eat out. C. Go to the pet clinic.
12. What's the problem with the boy's cat
A. It's lost. B. It's too noisy. C. It's sick.
13. Why is the girl unable to have a cat Lily
A. Her house is too small.
B. Her mom doesn't agree.
C. She has no time to care for it.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why was Bill criticized by his leader
A. He made a mistake. B. He was lazy at work. C. He was late for work.
15. What does the woman suggest Bill do
A. Quit his job. B. Look for a new job. C. Enrich his knowledge.
16. What did the woman major in
A. Education. B. Computer science. C. Economics.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How old was the speaker when he wanted to climb the walls
A. Six. B. Eight. C. Ten.
18. What was the general response of the adults in the room to the speaker's idea
A. They encouraged him.
B. They were strongly against it.
C. They hesitated but finally agreed.
19. What did the speaker's grandfather say to the speaker
A. He should not climb the walls.
B. He should learn to do things by himself.
C. He would get hurt if he climbed the walls.
20. What is the speaker now
A. An athlete. B. A teacher. C. A TV program host.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Best Books for Teens
Everything We Never Had
In Randy Ribay’s book, we witness four generations of Filipino American boys — Francisco in 1929, Emil in 1965, Chris in 1983, and Enzo in 2020 — and how the immigrant story in the United States shapes them all.
Every Time You Hear That Song
Inspired by Dolly Parton’s real-life time capsule(胶囊), which sits in Dollywood, waiting to be opened on Dolly’s 100th birthday, Every Time You Hear That Song is written by Jenna Voris from two points of view. The first is that of 17-year-old Darren Purchase, a journalist from the small town of Mayberry, Arkansas, who wants to unearth the story behind country music legend Decklee Cassel’s empty time capsule. The second is that of Decklee Cassel in the 1960s, coming up in the music world, and what she had to give up to succeed.
Snowglobe
In Soyoung Park’s award-winning novel, all is not what it seems in Snowglobe — the sunny, green, celebrity-filled city and the last place on earth that isn’t frozen. Residents of the frozen world (the result of the climate crisis) work hard to keep Snowglobe warm. This book is translated from the original Korean.
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up written by Sonia Patel is considered as a tough read that’s worth the discomfort. In it, 18-year-old Gita Desai, a freshman at Stanford, dreams of being a doctor but is pulled off her path by a series of situations that unearth an awful secret from her past. It is based on the author’s own experiences.
1 Who wrote Everything We Never Had
A Sonia Patel. B. Randy Ribay. C. Soyoung Park. D. Jenna Voris.
2. What is Decklee Cassel
A. A musician. B. A novelist. C. A student. D. A journalist.
3. What is a feature of Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up
A. It is written from two points of view. B. It tells stories of Filipino American boys.
C. It is translated from the original Korean. D. It is based on the author’s own experiences.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
B
NeSmith and Maxwell are long-time residents (居民) of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and they have known each other for almost 50 years. In 2021, Maxwell called NeSmith to let him know that because of health problems, he would be closing his weekly newspaper, The Oglethorpe Echo. NeSmith decided to prevent the nearly 150-year-old local newspaper from being forgotten.
NeSmith remembered waking up at 6 a. m. after that phone call, He jumped into his truck and drove to The Echo offices. Upon arriving, he suggested that his friend think of a new solution.
“Well, what are we going to do ” Maxwell asked him. “Are you going to buy the newspaper ” NeSmith looked up, searching for an answer, Then, a sudden idea hit him.
He would create an organization and Maxwell would donate The Echo to it. After leaving the office, NeSmith called Charles Davis, director of the University of Georgia’s Grady College.
“I’ve got an idea,” NeSmith told him. “I want to turn The Echo into a real-life experience for students at Grady College who want to be reporters.” Davis loved the idea, and he and NeSmith developed a course with The Echo as its foundation. Students could experience a working newsroom which would act as a stepping stone into their careers.
Of course, they needed someone to run the newspaper. Then Andy Johnston, who had been teaching at Grady for a month, appeared, “I believe in the project. We’ve heard about other newspapers closing, especially in rural counties,” Johnston said, “When that happens, it means their only source of news and the only thing that holds people together is closing.
Johnston teamed up with Amanda Bright, who taught the course. Bright, a community reporter, helped create new digital platforms for The Echo, including an email newsletter and a website.
The Echo also ran on a team of 12 volunteers that worked at the main office. The reason The Echo was able to continue is that everyone worked together — the students, Grady College, NeSmith, Maxwell, and the residents of Oglethorpe County.
4. For what purpose did Maxwell call NeSmith
A. To prevent his being forgotten. B. To keep him up to date on his health.
C. To ask him to come and pay him a visit. D. To tell him about a decision he had made.
5. What may students at Grady College get from The Echo
A. Skills for running newspapers B. Work experience as a reporter.
C. Donations to continue their education. D. Chances to study famous newspapers.
6. Why does Johnston place importance on The Echo
A. It has a long history. B. It offers fun to natives.
C. It unites the local people. D. It is owned by his family.
7. What is the best title for the text
A. Newspapers are dying B. A county saves a newspaper
C. Friends help out a man in need D. A project breathes new life into a county
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B
C
In 1973, when Melissa Greene was in 6th grade, her parents bought the first flat on Hutchinson Island. The first time she ran down to the wild shore, she was shocked by the contrast to their earlier beach trips to Daytona, a people-packed spectacle of cars. On Hutchinson, the spectacle was the seashells (海贝). Today, on the same stretch of beach, she rarely finds large whole shells.
Among the most amazing natural objects, seashells represent both the surprise and wonder still promised by a trip to the beach - and the major changes underway on our coasts.
Many of the largest and best-known marine mollusks (海洋软体动物) - the animal architects that build seashells - have declined under fishing pressure. They are also harmed by rising ocean temperatures, and by pollution and runoff from the land. And they can be displaced by the severe erosion (侵蚀) caused by inlets - a growing problem on Hutchinson Island - as well as efforts to repair eroded beaches by recovering lost sand.
Twenty-five years ago, Sanibel Island became the first city in the U. S. to ban (禁止) “live shelling”, the practice of collecting and killing mollusks for their shells. The move to protect the individual lives of soft-bodied mollusks seems almost strange given ocean warming and other “tough realities of the changing world,” acknowledges José H. Leal, science director at Sanibel’s Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum.
But helping beach goers appreciate the animals inside the shell as much as the shiny exterior turns out to be a crucial step toward helping them understand what’s happening in the sea, Leal says. “If people understand the complexity of these animals and their importance, they will also realize the need to protect marine environments.”
Delaware Seashore State Park is taking so-called low-impact beach combing (赶海) a step further: asking visitors to leave empty shells alone, too. At the park, signs advise visitors to leave shells where they lie or take a photo of a marine creature in the sand. After all, the point of enjoying nature is that it is in a natural state.
8. What impressed Melissa Greene on Hutchinson Island when she was young
A. The seashells. B. The tourists. C. The flats. D. The cars.
9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The dangers marine mollusks face.
B. The changes seashells have experienced.
C. The efforts made to save marine mollusks.
D. The current situation of Hutchinson Island.
10. What does José H. Leal think of banning “live shelling”
A. It slows down ocean warming.
B. It keeps people away from beaches.
C. It popularizes the collecting of seashells.
D. It raises people’s awareness of ocean protection.
11. What is the purpose of Delaware Seashore State Park’s advice
A. To provide habitat for small creatures. B. To protect visitors from being harmed.
C. To attract marine creatures to the beach. D. To preserve the natural state of the beach.
【答案】8. A 9. A 10. D 11. D
D
One year ago, in an art competition at the Colorado State Fair in the United States, an artwork created with help from artificial intelligence (AI) called “Thé tre D’opéra Spatial” won the first prize in the digital art category and sparked discussions online. Now, officials with the 151-year-old fair have revised the contest’s rules: Artists must claim whether they used AI to make their entries, reports the Denver Post’s John Wenzel.
The saga (事件) began last August, when game designer Jason Allen won the top spot in the fair’s digital arts competition. When he shared his victory online, he mentioned that he’d used Midjourney — an AI program that turns text into images — to help create his piece, titled “Th é tre D’opéra Spatial”.
Allen maintained he was open about using AI from the beginning, though the judges said they didn’t know until after the fact. Either way, claim wasn’t necessary at the time, meaning Allen never broke any rules.
His victory was controversial (有争议的) — and now, as a result, officials have decided to tweak the submission requirements. At this year’s fair, which took place in Pueblo between August 26 and September 4, artists needed to “tell if art or artwork was created using an Artificial Intelligence Generator,” according to this year’s requirements.
Allen wasn’t happy about the new requirement, telling the Denver Post that it was essentially a “discriminatory mark” against AI artworks. Despite the change, he decided to submit once again to the digital arts category.
The fair’s leaders say they plan to continue adapting as technology advances. As ScottStoller, the fair’s general manager, tells the Denver Post, the digital arts category itself has only been around for a few decades. In the future, officials may even decide to add a separate AI category, depending on how popular tools like Midjourney become.
“That’s the beauty of art — that it’s always evolving,” says Stoller. “Art can be anything, and anything can be made into art.”
12. What can be learnt about Jason Allen
A. He developed an AI program.
B. He revised the rules of an arts contest.
C. He won first place in an art competition.
D. He was the leader of the Colorado State Fair.
13. What does the underlined word “tweak” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Select. B. Revise. C. Continue. D. Create.
14. What can be inferred from the text
A. Allen broke the art competition rules.
B. Some people thought Allen deserved the victory.
C. Artists can’t use AI to make their entries.
D. Th é tre D’opéra Spatial was completely created by AI.
15. What’s Stoller’s attitude towards the AI artworks
A. Unclear. B. Doubtful. C. Approving. D. Unconcerned.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Advice to the Hard-working Girl
You are not a superwoman. No matter how much you think you could handle, sometimes you need to take a step back and realize when you’re taking on too much. No one wants to be the one to quit, but sometimes taking a break is necessary to get work done effectively.
Practice the following things to help you accomplish this:
___16___
In order to please everyone, you try to say “yes” and be nice, not knowing that you’re hurting yourself in the long run. Saying “yes” to everything adds pressure. You always need to make sure not to let anyone down and forget that you have to take care of yourself, too. ___17___.
Take on what you can handle
Look, everyone knows you have the power to take on whatever you put your mind to, but don’t let that make you feel like you have to take on everything at once. ___18___. For example, if there are twenty things you need to do, do ten today and ten at another time.
It’s all about balance
___19___. Taking on too much at times makes you forget that there is a life to live. Everyone is proud of the work you’ve done but they miss you, too. Take a day to hang out with friends and family. The work will still be there, and balancing work with fun will actually make you more efficient.
Sleepless nights are awful
When it comes to not being able to sleep, it should be a wake-up call. ___20___. Usually, when your mind is restless, it’s a sign that something is wrong. Over stressing could be the reason why you're losing out on sleep and not sleeping makes you have a bad day. No one wants that, so don’t do it to yourself.
A. Take a deep breath
B. Stop saying “yes” to everything
C. You should learn to break things up
D. Work is good, but make sure to save time for fun
E. Keep that in mind when you try to be there for family
F. You should know you can say “no” when you feel overloaded
G. It means your body is off and you need to get it back in order
【答案】16. B 17. F 18. C 19. D 20. G
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kenny Lake School in Copper, Alaska, is small, with about 60 students from kindergarten to high school seniors. It’s even ___21___ in winter when some parents teach their children at home because of the long drives and ___22___ roads.
Jennifer Hodges is a third, fourth and fifth grade teacher. She says her three-grade class sits only at desks for 20 minutes a day. They do a lot of ___23___ learning, such as raising salmon from eggs and then ___24___ them to lakes.
Salmon lay eggs in the fall, when many schools ___25___. The fish stay with her students in the classroom for about six months before they are sent to lakes. Many of her students already have experience fishing salmon, which is a traditional ___26___ in Native Alaskan communities.
“Though many of them grow up fishing salmon for food, few have ___27___ them as pets,” Hodges says. “During the months that the salmon are in the ___28___, students like to sit by the tank to observe and ___29___ when they will hatch from the eggs based on the data they have ____30____. To them, it’s not practicing math problems: it’s ____31____ the future.”
Each year in May, she takes her students on the Salmon Field Trip to send the fish to the wild and never ____32____ them again.
“But it’s not ____33____. Instead, it’s the highlight of the year,” says Fisher, one of the students. “You get to say ____34____ to them. The best part is watching them hatch from eggs and ____35____.”
21. A. colder B. smaller C. prettier D. faster
22. A. dry B. wide C. icy D. old
23. A. practical B. repeated C. boring D. quick
24. A. throwing B. referring C. kicking D. sending
25. A. start B. fail C. disappear D. end
26. A. gift B. dish C. holiday D. medicine
27. A. bought B. hugged C. raised D. cooked
28. A. lake B. community C. zoo D. classroom
29. A. care about B. figure out C. rely on D. account for
30. A. ignored B. valued C. received D. collected
31. A. predicting B. creating C. delaying D. missing
32. A. see B. love C. teach D. eat
33. A. important B. possible C. sad D. lawful
34. A. goodbye B. hello C. thanks D. sorry
35. A. die B. fly C. sing D. grow
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The crash was so violent that I have no clear recollection of falling from the boat. I only saw our ship ___36___(disappear) in the east. I tried my best to swim towards the boat ___37___ desperation. I struggled against being drawn deeper in the water. Suddenly I was conscious of being dragged up to the surface of the sea. I grabbed my ___38___(faith) companion, Conseil. Soon I felt so tired that our ___39___(preserve) depended on Conseil alone. I asked Conseil ___40___(leave) me and then I heard ___41___ human voice. But I was too exhausted to move any more.
I was unconscious and woke up soon, and then I found our another fellow, Ned. It was on a large whale that he was saved. He recognised it and moved quickly to the top of the being and kicked it ___42___(immediate). Incredible though it may be, it seemed as if it was made of metal ___43___(plate). Finally we were lying on the back of a sort of underwater boat. I searched everywhere for an opening, but nothing ___44___(find). At last this long night passed. Daybreak appeared. Suddenly a noise came from inside the boat. A man appeared, uttered an odd cry and disappeared. Some moments later, eight strong men ___45___ had their faces covered appeared noiselessly, and drew us down into their incredible machine.
【答案】36. disappearing
37. in 38. faithful
39. preservation
40. to leave
41. a 42. immediately
43. plates 44. was found
45. who##that
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的朋友Tom最近在交友方面遇到了困难，感到很焦虑，请你给他写封建议信，帮助他改善人际关系，内容包括：
1．你的建议：
2．你的祝愿。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右：
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
I know you’ve been feeling anxious lately because you’re facing difficulties in making friends. Here are some suggestions that might help.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards.
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Tom,
I know you’ve been feeling anxious lately because you’re facing difficulties in making friends. Here are some suggestions that might help.
First, actively participate in group activities where you can meet various people. For example, joining a reading club is a great way to connect with book lovers. Second, when communicating with others, listen attentively. This shows your respect and interest, making it easier to form good relationships.
I truly hope these tips can relieve your anxiety and bring you more wonderful friendships.
Best regards,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
42-year-old Christine Dawn King has worked at a pet hospital for 10 years. She is a pet doctor and loves working with pets. As she is warm-hearted and professional, pet owners living in the neighbourhood also love to ask her to treat their pets.
One Thursday morning, Christine was hurrying to her job. The traffic on the road was thick — no surprise for this stretch of highway. She pulled into the exit lane(车道), where cars were moving at a slow speed.
That was when Christine noticed a woman standing near cars with a dog beside her. Christine saw the cause of the traffic jam: The small dog had somehow gotten out of the car and was now stuck in the metal fences(栅栏)in the middle of the highway. The little dog was obviously frightened in the small space, unable to break free. Despite his owner’s best efforts, he was still struggling.
The woman caught the dog’s collar(项圈)but couldn’t move him. Her hands were shaking, and her face was covered with sweat. She was obviously very panicked, not knowing what to do. Some drivers impatiently honked their horns(摁喇叭). Others were too focused on their own schedules to offer assistance. Christine could see the anxiety on the woman’s face as she looked around.
Without hesitation, Christine opened the car door. She quickly walked towards the dog. “Let me see if I can help,” Christine said to the woman. The woman was a little hesitant but still walked aside to allow the stranger to have a try. Christine carefully checked on the situation. She found that the dog was scared, but not injured. She spoke gently to the dog, trying to calm him down. Next, she took out a tool carried with her car and tried her best to widen the gap between the fences. The dog seemed to realize that Christine was here to help him, not struggling anymore.
In no time, the gap between the fences became larger. There was enough space to move the dog. Christine gently lifted him out, taking great care not to hurt him.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The woman stepped forward and carefully held her dog.
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Christine arrived at her office, expecting to see the woman again.
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【答案】One possible version:
The woman stepped forward and carefully held her dog. She thanked Christine heartily for what she had done, with tears rolling down her cheeks. She said that without Christine’s generous help, everything would have been much worse. Christine introduced herself, and gave the woman her business card, saying she could take the dog to her pet hospital for a checkup if she still felt worried. The woman took the card and walked to her car. After the woman’s car moved away, the traffic quickly returned to normal.
Christine arrived at her office, expecting to see the woman again. In the afternoon, she saw the woman walking into the hospital with the dog and a bouquet of flowers as her gift. The woman told Christine that the dog was important to her, hoping everything would be OK with her dog. After a thorough examination of the dog, Christine told the woman the dog was fine. Hearing Christine’s words, the woman felt grateful and totally relieved.滁州市2024~2025学年第二学期高二期中考试英语试题
考生注意：
1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4.本卷命题范围：至北师大版选择性必修第三册Unit8.
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What can we learn about the woman
A. Her sister lives in Italy.
B. She will stay in Italy for a month.
C. Her trip to Italy is only for business.
2. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Shop assistant and customer.
3. What does the woman think the man might like about Matt's coffee shop
A. The books on offer. B. The variety of coffee. C. The comfortable atmosphere.
4. What are the speakers talking about
A. A movie. B. A friend. C. A lifestyle.
5. What does the man think of the restaurant
A. It's great. B. It's cheap. C. It's unsatisfying.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How many pieces of luggage does the man have
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
7. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a train station.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What sport does the man like best
A Swimming. B. Basketball. C. Soccer.
9. Where does the woman like to run
A. In the gym. B. In her neighborhood. C. Near the West Lake.
10. Why does the woman refuse the man's invitation
A. She might work late. B. The weather is bad. C. She has to meet a friend.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the girl going to do after school
A. See the little cats. B. Eat out. C. Go to the pet clinic.
12. What's the problem with the boy's cat
A. It's lost. B. It's too noisy. C. It's sick.
13. Why is the girl unable to have a cat Lily
A. Her house is too small.
B. Her mom doesn't agree.
C. She has no time to care for it.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why was Bill criticized by his leader
A. He made a mistake. B. He was lazy at work. C. He was late for work.
15. What does the woman suggest Bill do
A. Quit his job. B. Look for a new job. C. Enrich his knowledge.
16. What did the woman major in
A. Education. B. Computer science. C. Economics.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How old was the speaker when he wanted to climb the walls
A. Six. B. Eight. C. Ten.
18. What was the general response of the adults in the room to the speaker's idea
A. They encouraged him.
B. They were strongly against it.
C. They hesitated but finally agreed.
19. What did the speaker's grandfather say to the speaker
A. He should not climb the walls.
B. He should learn to do things by himself.
C. He would get hurt if he climbed the walls.
20. What is the speaker now
A. An athlete. B. A teacher. C. A TV program host.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Best Books for Teens
Everything We Never Had
In Randy Ribay’s book, we witness four generations of Filipino American boys — Francisco in 1929, Emil in 1965, Chris in 1983, and Enzo in 2020 — and how the immigrant story in the United States shapes them all.
Every Time You Hear That Song
Inspired by Dolly Parton’s real-life time capsule(胶囊), which sits in Dollywood, waiting to be opened on Dolly’s 100th birthday, Every Time You Hear That Song is written by Jenna Voris from two points of view. The first is that of 17-year-old Darren Purchase, a journalist from the small town of Mayberry, Arkansas, who wants to unearth the story behind country music legend Decklee Cassel’s empty time capsule. The second is that of Decklee Cassel in the 1960s, coming up in the music world, and what she had to give up to succeed.
Snowglobe
In Soyoung Park’s award-winning novel, all is not what it seems in Snowglobe — the sunny, green, celebrity-filled city and the last place on earth that isn’t frozen. Residents of the frozen world (the result of the climate crisis) work hard to keep Snowglobe warm. This book is translated from the original Korean.
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up
Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up written by Sonia Patel is considered as a tough read that’s worth the discomfort. In it, 18-year-old Gita Desai, a freshman at Stanford, dreams of being a doctor but is pulled off her path by a series of situations that unearth an awful secret from her past. It is based on the author’s own experiences.
1 Who wrote Everything We Never Had
A Sonia Patel. B. Randy Ribay. C. Soyoung Park. D. Jenna Voris.
2. What is Decklee Cassel
A. A musician. B. A novelist. C. A student. D. A journalist.
3. What is a feature of Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up
A. It is written from two points of view. B. It tells stories of Filipino American boys.
C. It is translated from the original Korean. D. It is based on the author’s own experiences.
B
NeSmith and Maxwell are long-time residents (居民) of Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and they have known each other for almost 50 years. In 2021, Maxwell called NeSmith to let him know that because of health problems, he would be closing his weekly newspaper, The Oglethorpe Echo. NeSmith decided to prevent the nearly 150-year-old local newspaper from being forgotten.
NeSmith remembered waking up at 6 a. m. after that phone call, He jumped into his truck and drove to The Echo offices. Upon arriving, he suggested that his friend think of a new solution.
“Well, what are we going to do ” Maxwell asked him. “Are you going to buy the newspaper ” NeSmith looked up, searching for an answer, Then, a sudden idea hit him.
He would create an organization and Maxwell would donate The Echo to it. After leaving the office, NeSmith called Charles Davis, director of the University of Georgia’s Grady College.
“I’ve got an idea,” NeSmith told him. “I want to turn The Echo into a real-life experience for students at Grady College who want to be reporters.” Davis loved the idea, and he and NeSmith developed a course with The Echo as its foundation. Students could experience a working newsroom which would act as a stepping stone into their careers.
Of course, they needed someone to run the newspaper. Then Andy Johnston, who had been teaching at Grady for a month, appeared, “I believe in the project. We’ve heard about other newspapers closing, especially in rural counties,” Johnston said, “When that happens, it means their only source of news and the only thing that holds people together is closing.
Johnston teamed up with Amanda Bright, who taught the course. Bright, a community reporter, helped create new digital platforms for The Echo, including an email newsletter and a website.
The Echo also ran on a team of 12 volunteers that worked at the main office. The reason The Echo was able to continue is that everyone worked together — the students, Grady College, NeSmith, Maxwell, and the residents of Oglethorpe County.
4. For what purpose did Maxwell call NeSmith
A. To prevent his being forgotten. B. To keep him up to date on his health.
C. To ask him to come and pay him a visit. D. To tell him about a decision he had made.
5. What may students at Grady College get from The Echo
A. Skills for running newspapers B. Work experience as a reporter.
C. Donations to continue their education. D. Chances to study famous newspapers.
6. Why does Johnston place importance on The Echo
A. It has a long history. B. It offers fun to natives.
C. It unites the local people. D. It is owned by his family.
7. What is the best title for the text
A. Newspapers are dying B. A county saves a newspaper
C. Friends help out a man in need D. A project breathes new life into a county
C
In 1973, when Melissa Greene was in 6th grade, her parents bought the first flat on Hutchinson Island. The first time she ran down to the wild shore, she was shocked by the contrast to their earlier beach trips to Daytona, a people-packed spectacle of cars. On Hutchinson, the spectacle was the seashells (海贝). Today, on the same stretch of beach, she rarely finds large whole shells.
Among the most amazing natural objects, seashells represent both the surprise and wonder still promised by a trip to the beach - and the major changes underway on our coasts.
Many of the largest and best-known marine mollusks (海洋软体动物) - the animal architects that build seashells - have declined under fishing pressure. They are also harmed by rising ocean temperatures, and by pollution and runoff from the land. And they can be displaced by the severe erosion (侵蚀) caused by inlets - a growing problem on Hutchinson Island - as well as efforts to repair eroded beaches by recovering lost sand.
Twenty-five years ago, Sanibel Island became the first city in the U. S. to ban (禁止) “live shelling”, the practice of collecting and killing mollusks for their shells. The move to protect the individual lives of soft-bodied mollusks seems almost strange given ocean warming and other “tough realities of the changing world,” acknowledges José H. Leal, science director at Sanibel’s Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum.
But helping beach goers appreciate the animals inside the shell as much as the shiny exterior turns out to be a crucial step toward helping them understand what’s happening in the sea, Leal says. “If people understand the complexity of these animals and their importance, they will also realize the need to protect marine environments.”
Delaware Seashore State Park is taking so-called low-impact beach combing (赶海) a step further: asking visitors to leave empty shells alone, too. At the park, signs advise visitors to leave shells where they lie or take a photo of a marine creature in the sand. After all, the point of enjoying nature is that it is in a natural state.
8. What impressed Melissa Greene on Hutchinson Island when she was young
A. The seashells. B. The tourists. C. The flats. D. The cars.
9. What is paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The dangers marine mollusks face.
B. The changes seashells have experienced.
C. The efforts made to save marine mollusks.
D. The current situation of Hutchinson Island.
10. What does José H. Leal think of banning “live shelling”
A. It slows down ocean warming.
B. It keeps people away from beaches.
C. It popularizes the collecting of seashells.
D. It raises people’s awareness of ocean protection.
11. What is the purpose of Delaware Seashore State Park’s advice
A. To provide habitat for small creatures. B. To protect visitors from being harmed.
C. To attract marine creatures to the beach. D. To preserve the natural state of the beach.
D
One year ago, in an art competition at the Colorado State Fair in the United States, an artwork created with help from artificial intelligence (AI) called “Thé tre D’opéra Spatial” won the first prize in the digital art category and sparked discussions online. Now, officials with the 151-year-old fair have revised the contest’s rules: Artists must claim whether they used AI to make their entries, reports the Denver Post’s John Wenzel.
The saga (事件) began last August, when game designer Jason Allen won the top spot in the fair’s digital arts competition. When he shared his victory online, he mentioned that he’d used Midjourney — an AI program that turns text into images — to help create his piece, titled “Th é tre D’opéra Spatial”.
Allen maintained he was open about using AI from the beginning, though the judges said they didn’t know until after the fact. Either way, claim wasn’t necessary at the time, meaning Allen never broke any rules.
His victory was controversial (有争议的) — and now, as a result, officials have decided to tweak the submission requirements. At this year’s fair, which took place in Pueblo between August 26 and September 4, artists needed to “tell if art or artwork was created using an Artificial Intelligence Generator,” according to this year’s requirements.
Allen wasn’t happy about the new requirement, telling the Denver Post that it was essentially a “discriminatory mark” against AI artworks. Despite the change, he decided to submit once again to the digital arts category.
The fair’s leaders say they plan to continue adapting as technology advances. As ScottStoller, the fair’s general manager, tells the Denver Post, the digital arts category itself has only been around for a few decades. In the future, officials may even decide to add a separate AI category, depending on how popular tools like Midjourney become.
“That’s the beauty of art — that it’s always evolving,” says Stoller. “Art can be anything, and anything can be made into art.”
12. What can be learnt about Jason Allen
A. He developed an AI program.
B. He revised the rules of an arts contest.
C. He won first place in an art competition.
D. He was the leader of the Colorado State Fair.
13. What does the underlined word “tweak” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Select. B. Revise. C. Continue. D. Create.
14. What can be inferred from the text
A. Allen broke the art competition rules.
B. Some people thought Allen deserved the victory.
C. Artists can’t use AI to make their entries.
D. Th é tre D’opéra Spatial was completely created by AI.
15. What’s Stoller’s attitude towards the AI artworks
A. Unclear. B. Doubtful. C. Approving. D. Unconcerned.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Advice to the Hard-working Girl
You are not a superwoman. No matter how much you think you could handle, sometimes you need to take a step back and realize when you’re taking on too much. No one wants to be the one to quit, but sometimes taking a break is necessary to get work done effectively.
Practice the following things to help you accomplish this:
___16___
In order to please everyone, you try to say “yes” and be nice, not knowing that you’re hurting yourself in the long run. Saying “yes” to everything adds pressure. You always need to make sure not to let anyone down and forget that you have to take care of yourself, too. ___17___.
Take on what you can handle
Look, everyone knows you have the power to take on whatever you put your mind to, but don’t let that make you feel like you have to take on everything at once. ___18___. For example, if there are twenty things you need to do, do ten today and ten at another time.
It’s all about balance
___19___. Taking on too much at times makes you forget that there is a life to live. Everyone is proud of the work you’ve done but they miss you, too. Take a day to hang out with friends and family. The work will still be there, and balancing work with fun will actually make you more efficient.
Sleepless nights are awful
When it comes to not being able to sleep, it should be a wake-up call. ___20___. Usually, when your mind is restless, it’s a sign that something is wrong. Over stressing could be the reason why you're losing out on sleep and not sleeping makes you have a bad day. No one wants that, so don’t do it to yourself.
A. Take a deep breath
B. Stop saying “yes” to everything
C. You should learn to break things up
D. Work is good, but make sure to save time for fun
E. Keep that in mind when you try to be there for family
F. You should know you can say “no” when you feel overloaded
G. It means your body is off and you need to get it back in order
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kenny Lake School in Copper, Alaska, is small, with about 60 students from kindergarten to high school seniors. It’s even ___21___ in winter when some parents teach their children at home because of the long drives and ___22___ roads.
Jennifer Hodges is a third, fourth and fifth grade teacher. She says her three-grade class sits only at desks for 20 minutes a day. They do a lot of ___23___ learning, such as raising salmon from eggs and then ___24___ them to lakes.
Salmon lay eggs in the fall, when many schools ___25___. The fish stay with her students in the classroom for about six months before they are sent to lakes. Many of her students already have experience fishing salmon, which is a traditional ___26___ in Native Alaskan communities.
“Though many of them grow up fishing salmon for food, few have ___27___ them as pets,” Hodges says. “During the months that the salmon are in the ___28___, students like to sit by the tank to observe and ___29___ when they will hatch from the eggs based on the data they have ____30____. To them, it’s not practicing math problems: it’s ____31____ the future.”
Each year in May, she takes her students on the Salmon Field Trip to send the fish to the wild and never ____32____ them again.
“But it’s not ____33____. Instead, it’s the highlight of the year,” says Fisher, one of the students. “You get to say ____34____ to them. The best part is watching them hatch from eggs and ____35____.”
21. A. colder B. smaller C. prettier D. faster
22. A. dry B. wide C. icy D. old
23. A. practical B. repeated C. boring D. quick
24. A. throwing B. referring C. kicking D. sending
25. A. start B. fail C. disappear D. end
26. A. gift B. dish C. holiday D. medicine
27. A. bought B. hugged C. raised D. cooked
28. A. lake B. community C. zoo D. classroom
29. A. care about B. figure out C. rely on D. account for
30. A. ignored B. valued C. received D. collected
31. A. predicting B. creating C. delaying D. missing
32. A. see B. love C. teach D. eat
33. A. important B. possible C. sad D. lawful
34. A. goodbye B. hello C. thanks D. sorry
35. A. die B. fly C. sing D. grow
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The crash was so violent that I have no clear recollection of falling from the boat. I only saw our ship ___36___(disappear) in the east. I tried my best to swim towards the boat ___37___ desperation. I struggled against being drawn deeper in the water. Suddenly I was conscious of being dragged up to the surface of the sea. I grabbed my ___38___(faith) companion, Conseil. Soon I felt so tired that our ___39___(preserve) depended on Conseil alone. I asked Conseil ___40___(leave) me and then I heard ___41___ human voice. But I was too exhausted to move any more.
I was unconscious and woke up soon, and then I found our another fellow, Ned. It was on a large whale that he was saved. He recognised it and moved quickly to the top of the being and kicked it ___42___(immediate). Incredible though it may be, it seemed as if it was made of metal ___43___(plate). Finally we were lying on the back of a sort of underwater boat. I searched everywhere for an opening, but nothing ___44___(find). At last this long night passed. Daybreak appeared. Suddenly a noise came from inside the boat. A man appeared, uttered an odd cry and disappeared. Some moments later, eight strong men ___45___ had their faces covered appeared noiselessly, and drew us down into their incredible machine.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的朋友Tom最近在交友方面遇到了困难，感到很焦虑，请你给他写封建议信，帮助他改善人际关系，内容包括：
1．你的建议：
2．你的祝愿。
注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右：
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Tom,
I know you’ve been feeling anxious lately because you’re facing difficulties in making friends. Here are some suggestions that might help.
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Best regards.
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
42-year-old Christine Dawn King has worked at a pet hospital for 10 years. She is a pet doctor and loves working with pets. As she is warm-hearted and professional, pet owners living in the neighbourhood also love to ask her to treat their pets.
One Thursday morning, Christine was hurrying to her job. The traffic on the road was thick — no surprise for this stretch of highway. She pulled into the exit lane(车道), where cars were moving at a slow speed.
That was when Christine noticed a woman standing near cars with a dog beside her. Christine saw the cause of the traffic jam: The small dog had somehow gotten out of the car and was now stuck in the metal fences(栅栏)in the middle of the highway. The little dog was obviously frightened in the small space, unable to break free. Despite his owner’s best efforts, he was still struggling.
The woman caught the dog’s collar(项圈)but couldn’t move him. Her hands were shaking, and her face was covered with sweat. She was obviously very panicked, not knowing what to do. Some drivers impatiently honked their horns(摁喇叭). Others were too focused on their own schedules to offer assistance. Christine could see the anxiety on the woman’s face as she looked around.
Without hesitation, Christine opened the car door. She quickly walked towards the dog. “Let me see if I can help,” Christine said to the woman. The woman was a little hesitant but still walked aside to allow the stranger to have a try. Christine carefully checked on the situation. She found that the dog was scared, but not injured. She spoke gently to the dog, trying to calm him down. Next, she took out a tool carried with her car and tried her best to widen the gap between the fences. The dog seemed to realize that Christine was here to help him, not struggling anymore.
In no time, the gap between the fences became larger. There was enough space to move the dog. Christine gently lifted him out, taking great care not to hurt him.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The woman stepped forward and carefully held her dog.
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Christine arrived at her office, expecting to see the woman again.
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